Tuesday, May 25, 2021

P Is for Pterodactyl (2018)

     What an unusual alphabet book! Wikipedia states "The book sold out of its first print run of 10,800 copies the day it was published." P Is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter is The Worst Alphabet Book Ever." As the title implies, this book has fun with English spelling, for example "G is for Gnocchi." The text and illustrations extend this unique point of view: "The gnome yells, 'Waiter! There's a bright white gnat nibbling on my gnocchi!'" 

     Once Upon First Grade has Super Secret Spy Silent Letters. Tammy Teach has a Silent Letter K Crossword Worksheet. There are so many alphabet book materials at Teachers Pay Teachers; I wonder if any of them compare the uncommon perspective of P Is for Pterodactyl. 

The Santa Clauses (1986)

The Santa Clauses retold by Achim Broger is a cute story of a young boy who saves Christmas. In this story, the little guy learns that ther...